Cadence said the enhancements would help designers better address issues from schematic entry and circuit analysis to layout. With the enhancements, Cadence said, OrCAD enables faster time to market with new automation and technology, including OrCAD Signal Explorer for signal integrity analysis and validation throughout the design process.

"OrCAD continues to offer seamless scalability of product and technology for better personal productivity and solutions to meet our customers' most important current and future design challenges," said Steven Kamin, director of the OrCAD product line at Cadence, in a statement.

The new OrCAD release
is scheduled for customer shipment this month, Cadence said.